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Audio Books on CD
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The Angel's Game
Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Fans of The Shadow of the Wind will be pleased to find that the Cemetery of the Forgotten Books
reappears in Zafon’s new novel. Set in 1920’s Barcelona this is a
haunting, thrilling, fascinating tale that will keep you thoroughly
absorbed and...
Format: Cd-audio - Released: 04/06/2009
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The Third Policeman
Flann O'brien
Flann O‘Briens classic novel of a surreal and hellish village police force. If you haven’t experienced this novel yet then you must, as you will never read (or listen) to anything like it again. Absolutely brilliant!!
Abridged audiobook edition.
Read by Jim...
Format: Cd-audio - Released: 01/06/2009
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Sense and Sensibility
Jane Austen
The classic Austen tale brought to life by one of Britain’s best loved actresses, Juliet Stevenson. Charming.
Abridged audiobook edition.
3 CDsRunning Time: 3h 45m
Format: Cd-audio - Released: 31/03/1996
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From Shakespeare - with Love
William Shakespeare
A selection of Shakespeare’s sonnets read by some of Britain’s best actors including David Tennant and Juliet Stevenson. Tennant recorded his sonnets just after his recently acclaimed performance in Hamlet so the bard was very much on his mind!
Abridged audiobook...
Format: Cd-audio - Released: 01/04/2009
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Robert Louis Stevenson
This classic horror story comes packaged with abridged and unabridged CD’s as well as teacher’s notes. Read by the fantastic John Sessions, this atmospheric and thrilling story is brilliantly played out for the listener.
Audio edition.
Read by John Sessions.
2 CDs. 2.5...
Format: Cd-audio - Released: 01/06/2009
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A Bad Birdwatcher's Companion
Simon Barnes
Simon Barnes is one of Britain's leading bird writers and humorists.
His weekly column in The Times, essays for the RSPB magazine and two
best-selling books on birdwatching have made him one of the characters
of the bird world. Here he reads his...
Format: Cd-audio - Released: 02/04/2007
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Exit Music
Ian Rankin
All the way through this book the overwhelming feeling is the pathos of
Rebus’ lonely life and with only ten days to retirement, what will he
do, for this is farewell to Rebus. It is also another brilliant,
atmospheric tale with Rebus annoying...
Format: Cd-audio - Released: 06/09/2007
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Dreams From My Father
Barack Obama
Written before he became president, this is a very personal journey about finding identity and understanding our personal history. An interesting insight in to the man now known as “the leader of the free world”. The fact that Obama reads...
Format: Cd-audio - Released: 21/08/2008
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Wake Up and Change Your Life
Duncan Bannatyne
Brilliant advice from the straight talking Duncan Bannatyne from Dragon’s Den. Chapter by chapter advice is given on how to run a successful business with pointers on being honest to yourself about your strengths and weaknesses. Don’t expect any smooth...
Format: Cd-audio - Released: 21/08/2008
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The Brass Verdict
Michael Connelly
Lawyer, Jerry Vincent is murdered leaving his client list to his
down-on-his-luck colleague, Mickey Haller. Haller thinks his time in
the spot light has come as one of his newly acquired clients is worth
millions and could put Hallers career back on track....
Format: Cd-audio - Released: 16/10/2008
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Past Imperfect
Julian Fellowes
A wonderful insight into the life of the upper
classes as they were having to start to come to terms with the changing
times. Full of terrific observations on human nature, funny, poignant
and enormously enjoyable. Highly recommended. He was the scriptwriter
of Gosford...
Format: Cd-audio - Released: 30/10/2008
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The White Tiger
Aravind Adiga
Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2008
Winner of the Galaxy Author of the Year award 2009.
Aravind Adiga's winning debut novel The White Tiger is described as
a ‘compelling, angry and darkly humorous' novel about a man's journey
from Indian village life to...
Format: Cd-audio - Released: 11/12/2008
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The Road
Cormac Mccarthy
Winner of The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2007.Once in a
while a book comes along that is so powerful, so terrible and so
beautiful that you are left staggered at its close. This is one such.
A journey through a devastated,...
Format: Cd-audio - Released: 02/01/2009
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The Host
Stephenie Meyer
Having taken the teenage market by storm this clever girl turns from
vampires to alien possession for her first remarkable adult novel. The
alien ‘worms’ should completely take over the ‘host’, mind and body,
but something has gone wrong, and now two consciousnesses...
Format: Cd-audio - Released: 07/05/2009
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Books are great to read - but there are times, driving, commuting on a very very crowded train etc. when reading isn't always as easy as it should be. So, more and more publishers are now producing audio CD versions of their books.
This month we have a speacial feature on the best audio books as voted for by 'you'. And the first on-line Audio books Festival that you can download and listen to as a series of podcasts.
We are featuring the shortlist of 12 books - and you can listen to an extract of them all. You can find out more about the whole longtlist of 40 titles at www.40bestaudiobooks.co.uk/reviews.htm
The online literary festival was set up to get expert opinion and dicuss the hot areas in the audio book market.
Click on any of the links below to listen to the podcast.
Podcast 1 Theme: Abridging
Panellists: Tamsin Collison – audio abridger & producer, Shaun Sibley – CEO of Whole Story Audio Books
Podcast 2 Theme: Audio Acting
Panellists: Kerry Shale & Hugh Fraser, audio actors.
Podcast 3 Theme: Audio books in Education
Panellists: Honor Wilson-Fletcher – National Year of Reading, Phil Viner – SmartPass, Ali Muirden – Macmillan / APA
Podcast 4 Theme: Downloads
Panellists: Robert Rankin – author, Peter Crawshaw – Lovereading.com, Rebecca Williams – GoSpoken
Podcast 5 Theme: Comedy & the BBC
Panellists: Dirk Maggs, Barry Cryer
We have also made a change to our Search Engine where we have added
a new function that allows you to search just for Audio books. It's
very easy just type in some text choose Author or Book title, then
choose Audio book from the format list!
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The Wedding Officer
Anthony Capella
I adored The Food of Love and was worried that The Wedding Officer wouldn’t give me that same evocative feel of Italy. Thank goodness I wasn’t disappointed, and the...
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At Risk
Patricia Cornwell
A standalone novel from the queen of crime based on a serialisation in the New York Times. As you’d expect with Cornwell it’s fast paced, well-researched and a cracking read.
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Buried
Mark Billingham
His past couple of Tom Thorne novels haven’t been quite as good as expected, but thankfully with Buried, Billingham is back at the top of his game. He does for...
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Sharon Osbourne : Extreme
Sharon Osbourne
This book won the British Book Awards Biography of the Year 2006, and the audio really benefits from being read by Sharon herself. Who else could pull off casually dropping...
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Red Carpets and Other Banana Skins
Rupert Everett
Rupert Everett really has led a fascinating life. From his incredibly privileged upbringing to his celebrity flings (both male and female) he bares all in his autobiography. Unusually for a...
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Light on Snow
Anita Shreve
I read this author’s first novel, Eden Close, and just knew that one day she would become a star. It’s taken longer than I’d expected and an Oprah Winfrey...
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Predator
Patricia Cornwell
Patricia Cornwell really is the queen of the forensic thriller. If you haven’t read her yet then so, her writing is addictive. Chilling and absorbing at the same time, it...
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The Magicians' Guild
Trudi Canavan
I generally listen to audiobooks to help me sleep but this was so exciting it had the opposite effect! Brilliant characterisation, a compelling storyline and atmospheric music, and Kellie Bright...
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The Broken Shore
Peter Temple
A dark, atmospheric, gripping story, highly recommended. It moves slowly, as does its brilliantly portrayed detective, Joe Cashin, but gives a complete feeling for the Australian way of life far...
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84 Charing Cross Road
Helene Hanff
The perfect audio for book lovers, this is the true tale of a love affair built upon a shared love of books. If you’ve never ventured into the world of...
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Hide & Seek
Ian Rankin
An audiobook edition of the 2nd Rebus novel. Read by Bill Paterson. Audiobook details: Abridged, 3CDs, 3 hrs long.
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Tooth & Nail
Ian Rankin
An audiobook edition of the 3rd Rebus novel. Read by James Macpherson. Audiobook details: Abridged, 3CDs, 3 hrs long.
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Strip Jack
Ian Rankin
Winner of the Gold Award for best crime/thriller at the 2003 Spoken Word Awards. An audiobook edition of the 4th Rebus novel. Read by James MacPherson. Audiobook details: Abridged, 5 CDs,...
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The Black Book
Ian Rankin
An audiobook edition of the 5th Rebus novel. Read by James MacPherson. Audiobook details: Abridged, 3CDs, 3 hrs long.
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Mortal Causes
Ian Rankin
An audiobook edition of the 6th Rebus novel. Read by James MacPherson. Featuring an exclusive introduction read by Ian Rankin. Audiobook details: Abridged, 3 CDs, 3.3 hrs long.
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Let it Bleed
Ian Rankin
An audiobook edition of the 7th Rebus novel. Read by Bill Paterson.Audiobook details: Abridged, 3CDs, 3 hrs long.
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Black & Blue
Ian Rankin
An audiobook edition of the 8th Rebus novel. Read by James Macpherson. Audiobook details: Abridged, 3 CDs, 3.4 hrs long.
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The Hanging Garden
Ian Rankin
An audiobook edition of the 9th Rebus novel. Read by Bill Paterson. Audiobook details: Abridged, 3 CDs, 3.4 hrs long.
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Dead Souls
Ian Rankin
An audiobook edition of the 10th Rebus novel. Read by Bill Paterson. Audiobook details: Abridged, 3 CDs, 3 hrs long.
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A Question of Blood
Ian Rankin
An audiobook edition of the 14th Rebus novel. Read by James Macpherson. Audiobook details: Abridged, 6CDs, 6.7 hrs long.
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Fleshmarket Close
Ian Rankin
An audiobook edition of the 15th Rebus novel. Read by James Macpherson. Audiobook details: Abridged, 5 CDs, 6 hrs long.
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Rebus's Scotland
Ian Rankin
For the first time, Ian Rankin has written his personal guide through the places in Scotland that have provided him with the backdrops for the thrilling events in the Inspector...
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Knots & Crosses
Ian Rankin
A 20th anniversary audiobook edition ofthe 1st Rebus novel. Read by Bill Paterson and featuring an exclusive introduction read by Ian Rankin. Find out how it all began. Audiobook details:...
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Set in Darkness
Ian Rankin
An audiobook edition of the 11th Rebus novel. Read by James Macpherson. Featuring an exclusive introduction read by Ian Rankin.Audiobook details: Abridged, 6 CDs, 7 hrs long.
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The Falls
Ian Rankin
An audiobook edition of the 12th Rebus novel. Read by James Macpherson. Featuringan exclusive introduction readby Ian Rankin. Audiobook details: Abridged, 5 CDs, 6 hrs long.
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Resurrection Men
Ian Rankin
An audiobook edition of the 13th Rebus novel. Read by James Macpherson. Featuring a brand new introduction, read by Ian Rankin. Winner of the Silver Award for Best Abridgement at...
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A Good Hanging
Ian Rankin
An audiobook edition of Eleven Inspector Rebus Mysteries. Read by James Macpherson. Audiobook details: Abridged, 5 CDs, 6 hrs.
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